The 9 Most Delicious Foods That Are In Season Right Now

These cold-weather foods are full of flavor—and good for your health

Produce often falls by the wayside as the temperature drops. Fresh berries aren’t so flavorful. Farmers markets are winding down. Tomatoes no longer have that fresh-off the vine appeal.

Fortunately, there are many foods that thrive this time of year and taking full advantage of in-season produce is good for your health—and your taste buds.

Kate Geagan, M.S., R.D., author of Go Green, Get Lean, suggests eating seasonal because “it often means shorter transit times from being picked at the peak of harvest until when you enjoy it.”

“That means more flavorful food and better preservation of nutrients like vitamin C, B vitamins, and antioxidants,” she says.

Here are nine to try right now.

(Not sure how to incorporate these foods into your meals? Check out the Guy Gourmet Cookbook from Men’s Health—it’s loaded with 150 power-packed breakfasts, fast dinners, and big-batch meals you have to try.)

Whole cranberries are particularly high in the antioxidant family anthocyanins.

Skip the jellied cranberry sauce for this simple, cranberry relish: Blend one 12 oz bag of fresh cranberries with the rind and juice of one orange. Add 1/2 cup of sugar (or more, to taste, depending on your preferences).